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Ref: 2337
Large Significant Ebony Casket with Applied Gilded Bronze and Semi-Precious Stones
Ref: 2337
Large Significant Ebony Casket with Applied Gilded Bronze and Semi-Precious Stones
17th Century
38 x 56 x 52 cm (15 x 22 inches)
Italy
38 x 56 x 52 cm (15 x 22 inches)
Italy
Provenance:
since the beginning of the 19th century in the collection of Durrow Abbey, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Literature:
S. Swynfen Jervis, Pietre Dure Caskets in England, Furniture History, Vol. 43, 2007, Fig. 16, No. 24A. Gonzalez-Palâcios, Las Colecciones Reales Espanolas de Mosaicos y Piedras Duras, Madrid 2001, p. 207
G. Sarti, Fastueux Objets en Marbre et Pierres Dures, Paris 2006, pp. 134-135
Description: Florence, late 17th century
Tortoiseshell, gilt bronze, ebony, semiprecious stones
Hinged lid, lined with red damask,
small sliding compartment above.
Various stone and bronze decorations in the shape of fruit and foliage. Bronze feet in the shape of mermaids,
one mermaid stamped: "MA"
Two small leaves and a semiprecious stone are missing,
one bronze figure and a branch are later.
Tortoiseshell, gilt bronze, ebony, semiprecious stones
Hinged lid, lined with red damask,
small sliding compartment above.
Various stone and bronze decorations in the shape of fruit and foliage. Bronze feet in the shape of mermaids,
one mermaid stamped: "MA"
Two small leaves and a semiprecious stone are missing,
one bronze figure and a branch are later.
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Large Significant Ebony Casket with Applied Gilded Bronze and Semi-Precious Stones